Wheat Inquiry Start on Tuesday SYDNEY
Mr. Justice Pring will begin his inquiry on Tuesday into the management of the State Wheat Board in bending the 1916-1917 wheat…
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Farming & the land, 1919
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Farmers and Settlers. Conference Rsolutions
A lengthy discussion ensued at the Farmers and Settlers' Association Conference over a resolution submitted by Mr. Thorby (Council) that in view of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce
All lines of farm produce have continued firm during the past week. The consignments of chaff from Adelaide by the steamers Corio and Cethana totalled 35,000…
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The oustanding feature of operations in dairy produce during the week has been the substantial advance in the price of eggs, an increase of threepence a dozen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm and Produce. Value of Legumes
Owing to the high cost of nitrogenous fertilisers, farmers should endeavour to conserve nitrogen by every moans possible. Leguminous plants should,…
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The Australian Wheat Board's overdraft is gradually being extinguished, and by the end of this year it is hoped it will be wiped out altogether. According to…
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The annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was brought to a termination yesterday, when delegates were given a harbour excursion, in the…
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The inner wheat Royal Commission opened its proceedings to-day, with Mr. Justice Pring, Royal Commissioner, and Lieutenant-Colonel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Abandoned" Armenia's Despair Wolves Among the Sheep LONDON. Monday Night
The Armenian Parliament has issued a piteous appeal to the Allied peoples, stating that Kurds. Turks, and Tartars are descending in hordes,…
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At yesterdays' wool sales there was good competition, at prices fully equal to those of the previous series. Slipes were slightly dearer. Prices realised included…
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The Royal Commission, presided over by Mr. Justice Pring, appointed by the Government to further inquire into the carrying out of the Georgeson wheat…
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The firm tone shown at the opening of the present series of wool sales was fully maintained yesterday. Fine crossbreds were slightly dearer. American and…
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The wheat industry was the subject of several questions, which were answered by Mr. Grahame, the Minister for Agriculture, in the Legislative Assembly this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Wool Record Prices LONDON, Wednesday Night
The feature of the wool sales to day was the record price of 8s 4½d per pound obtained for 21 bales, mark Garomma; 21 bales, mark Rosevale,…
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The Board of Trade's investigations have revealed excessive profits in certain branches of the wool industry, in some cases of 400 per cent…
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At the wool sales yesterday, there was good competition for all sorts. France and America continued to operate. Among the prices realised…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fleecing the Public Wool Profiteers Scope for the New Act LONDON. Thursday Night
The prices charged for wool of all categories occupied the attention of Sir Auckland Geddes (President of the Board of Trade) for some time…
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The slashing victory achieved by the Farmers' Union in respect to the Echuca seat in the House of Representatives has caused much jubilation amongst the many…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farm and Produce. Feeding Poultry
To those who have perused the returns of the laying competitions at the Hawkesbury College (writes the poultry expert of the State Agricultural Department), it…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Commercial. the Week's Review. Farm Produce
There is a continuance of firmness in farm produce lines generally, and prices have undergone no appreciable alteration since last week…
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